“Our team victory at the Universiade is a big success. Personally, I was playing with huge motivation. I saw that chess is very popular in Russia, and opinion of the Russian coach Vladimir Potkin that chess might become Olympic sport inspired me, “- Zhao Xue said.

Zhao Xue

Former World Champion and coach of the Chinese women team Xie Jun said that their delegation is happy with the result, but this was they actually expected.

“Chess is a fairly young sport in China. All of our players are charged with the fighting spirit, they work hard, and are motivated not by the money but for the honor of victory.” – Xie Jun said.